ten-speed

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Recent Examples of ten-speed Paired with the six-speed manual, the CT5-V Blackwing is capable of reaching 60 mph from rest in 3.6 seconds; opting for the ten-speed automatic reduces this figure by two-tenths of a second. Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025 Passing power is readily available and the ten-speed is amenable to being flattened when trying to hit a closing gap in traffic. Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 That means the only propulsion option is the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 with 440-hp and the ten-speed automatic transmission. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2024 In the case of cars, Ford ended up being better in ten-speed transmissions, GM in nine-speed transmissions. Harvard Business Review, 17 July 2024 Modest numbers for a 4,500-pound hauler, but Honda engineers tuned the ten-speed automatic to provide the best reflexes. Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 22 Aug. 2023
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Noun
  • The person is lying down right now, seemingly unconscious, bicycle torn up.
    Larry Seward, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • According to a report from Oak Park officials, a female juvenile was approached by a man on a bicycle in an alley between 1100 Lyman and Taylor Avenue.
    Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • For his son, Colin Hortman, one of them happened on a mountain bike trail north of Duluth.
    Derek James, CBS News, 14 June 2026
  • In the years before the studio closed in the 1980s, Charlie Kelly and Gary Fisher also lived and worked on the property while helping pioneer the modern mountain bike movement.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Equestrians must sign a waiver in order to participate, and children must wear helmets if on a bike or scooter.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2026
  • These have become my go-to spring/summer wedding shoes, casual drinks with the girls shoes, hop on the back of a Grab bike in Thailand shoes.
    Amanda Le, InStyle, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • The anti-social age vs the tandem bicycle Over the last generation, America has experienced startling shifts in social behavior and just about all of them clash with an exercise that requires togetherness.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
  • The concept of a tandem bicycle for two riders goes back almost as far in history as the bicycle itself.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • My next bike, the red-and-yellow Big Wheel, had a lot in common with a velocipede known as the penny-farthing, which was invented in the eighteen-seventies.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
  • Oakland Pedal Tours offers free velocipede shuttles between breweries, which are also within walking distance.
    Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2019

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“Ten-speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ten-speed. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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